Prevalence, incidence and clinical impact of cachexia: facts and numbers—update 2014
Prevalence, incidence and clinical impact of cachexia: facts and numbers—update 2014
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Cachexia is a serious but underrecognised consequence of many chronic diseases. Its prevalence ranges from 5–15 % in end-stage chronic heart failure to 50–80 % in advanced cancer. Cachexia is also part of the terminal course of many patients with chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and rheumatoid arthritis. Mortalit...
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Prevalence, incidence and clinical impact of cachexia: facts and numbers—update 2014
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4248411
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4248411
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2190-5991
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2190-6009
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10.1007/s13539-014-0164-8
